Is your name Clyde Alexander Shelton? Yes sir And you've waived your right to counsel is...

Nick Rice: [sitting across from him at their table] Is your name Clyde Alexander Shelton? Clyde Shelton: [while in a confinement cell] Yes sir Nick Rice: And you've waived your right to counsel is that correct? Clyde Shelton: Yes sir Nick Rice: You sure you want to do that? Clyde Shelton: Yes sir Nick Rice: Did you murder Clarence Darby? Clyde Shelton: I wanted him dead he killed my wife and child Nick Rice: Rupert Ames, did you murder him too? Clyde Shelton: Rupert Ames deserved to die, they both deserved to die Nick Rice: So you arranged both of those murders? Clyde Shelton: I planned it in my head over and over again, it took me a long time Nick Rice: I guess we're done Clyde Shelton: Counselor, you might want to cancel your 12:30 lunch with Judge Roberts Nick Rice: Excuse me? Clyde Shelton: In fact you might want to cancel the rest of the week because you're going to be busy sit down Nick Rice: We're done here we have your confession Clyde Shelton: Oh, you do? Nick Rice: On tape, in our profession we consider that a "slam dunk" Clyde Shelton: What father wouldn't fantasize about that? "Darby and Ames deserved to die" I think most people would agree with that, "I planned it over and over in my head" who wouldn't fantasize about that? None of these are admissions of guilt.

Is your name Clyde Alexander Shelton? Yes, sir. And you've waived your right to counsel, correct? - Yes, sir. - You sure you want to do that? Yes. Did you murder Clarence Darby? I wanted him dead. He killed my wife and child. Rupert Ames- Did you murder him as well? Rupert Ames deserved to die. They both deserved to die. So you arranged both of those murders. Yes, I planned it in my head. Over and over again. It took me a long time. All right. I guess we're done here. Counselor. You might want to cancel your 12:30 lunch with Judge Roberts. Excuse me? In fact, you might want to cancel the rest of the week because you're going to be busy. Sit down. We're done here. We have your confession. Mm. Oh, you do? On tape. See, in our profession, we consider that a slam dunk. Oh, really? I don't think so. Let's think back. What did I say? That I wanted to kill Clarence Darby? Yeah, sure. What father wouldn't? That both Darby and Ames deserved to die? I think most people would agree with that. That I planned it over and over again in my head? Yeah. Who wouldn't fantasize about that? None of these are an admission of guilt, Nick. You might want to check the tape. We know you did it. Well, it's not what you know. It's what you can prove in court. Didn't you tell me that once? The only problem with your theory is that Darby's body was found on your property. One of my many properties. An old, abandoned warehouse, Nick. Junkies, they trespass there all the time. Isn't Darby involved in the drug trade? That's an unsavory world. I bet you a jury would agree. Or perhaps someone was trying to frame me. You know, Clyde, there's a lot of assholes in prison that thought they were smarter than me. Let's stop fucking around. Nick, unless you have any hard evidence, then why are we even here? - Why are we having this conversation? - What do you want? Well, that's easy. Now you're the one who makes deals with murderers, yeah? So I've come to make mine. I will give you a confession, a real confession. You just have to give me something in return. Yeah, well, since you are a murderer, what might that be? A bed. A nice bed. I want a nice new one for my cell. Rice. You're gonna have to deal with that, because the one I have is lumpy, Nick. It's making me crazy. Clyde, I think you got me confused with the detail people.